The meridian 160° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 160th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 20th meridian east.
It is the western boundary of continuous Class E airspace between 14, 500 feet and 18, 000 feet MSL (Mean Sea Level) over Alaska.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian west passes through:
See also
- 159th meridian west
- 161st meridian west
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